This harvest abstract is based on a photo that I captured of an autumn grapevine in Castle Combe, UK. It was a glorious sunny day which presented a challenge to my camera. I took my photo which was very contrasty with blown out highlights to Deep Dream Generator and Topaz Studio to render a distillation of what I saw in my mind's eye.

"Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It's the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul."

~ Amy Collette

I'm sure that little crack on the bowl is going to steel the show...

Grapes

Grapes

Vibrant little flowers in my garden

Grapes

Textures used are my own. One is handpainted and the other is a Citrasolv paper. You can see the technique for how to make Citrasolv papers here: www.citrasolv.com/altering-magazines-for-use-in-mixed-media/

Photoshop, Topaz Impressions and Glow

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My grapes don't seem to get any bigger than this ☹️

Grapes

Grapes

Grapes

Photo from above of a wet grape hyacinth. Close-ups are showing up it's beauty, despite the fact is a very small flower.

Macro Mondays theme: spiral

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MacroMondays#Fruit

Today in my vineyaRD. We had the grape harvest in mid-September, but small, unripe or damaged bunches are always left unpicked. These grapes are 1 cm in size..

HMM!

Grapes and snail

Taken with Lensbaby Sol45 & overlay from The Floral Bokeh Collection. ***The Floral Bokeh Collection is April's texture of the month and available with 15% off etsy.me/3sGD8HY***

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Revisiting some of my recent unedited images to try out my latest textures, available with 20% discount for the next few days.

Grape Mahonia has its blue, Autumn berries at present and some rich red and golden leaves. It also has green leaves, buds and yellow blossoms. It gives all the seasons at once. As shot.

Once a very common sight in the area, now just a few scattered survivors managing to grow in the weeds and thorns...

“Don't be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.”

― Roy T. Bennett

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Grape looking banches hanging from trees in Wytham Woods, the bokeh is courtesy of the art lens.

Traubenhyazinthe - muscari armeniacum

Sony A7RIII with FE 90mm 2.8 Macro

Traubenhyazinthe - muscari

Sony Alpha 1 with FE 90mm F2.8 Macro

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Image taken with the Sol 45 with textures from my Wilderness Collection.

I'm praying for rain in California

So the grapes can grow and they can make more wine

And I'm sitting in a honky in Chicago

With a broken heart and a woman on my mind

Lakewood, Colorado

Grape was born last spring and is the big brother to Kanga. I didn't see him in a while but I am sure it's him. The grey hair on this back is his winter pelt already - soon the squirrels will become all fluffy again 😉 (Squirrels-2020-7108.jpg)